Bachelor of Arts / Master of Teaching (Secondary)

2024 Deakin University Handbook

Year	2024 course information
Award granted	Bachelor of Arts / Master of Teaching (Secondary)
Deakin course code	D303
Faculty	Faculty of Arts and Education
Campus	Offered at Burwood (Melbourne), Online For students who commenced prior to 2023 only
Duration	4 years full-time or part-time equivalent
CRICOS course code	089566D Burwood (Melbourne)
The final intake to this course was in 2022. Students should contact a Student Adviser in Student Central for course and enrolment information. Further course structure information can be found in the Handbook archive.

Course sub-headings

Fees and charges

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Course Learning Outcomes

Please refer to the Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs) of the single degree.

Course rules

To qualify for the award of Bachelor of Arts/Master of Teaching (Secondary), students must complete a total of 36 credit points of units comprising of:

Bachelor of Arts studies

1. 2 approved Arts major sequences of at least 8 credit points each selected from the following listing OR 1 approved Arts major sequence of at least 8 credit points selected from the following list and a Dance, Drama or Photography minor sequence of at least 4 credit points:

One of Anthropology, Philosophy, Politics and Policy Studies or Sociology
One of English - Children's Literature or English - Literature
One of Arabic or Chinese or Indonesian or Spanish
Visual Arts
History
Media Studies
Dance (minor only)
Drama (minor only)
Photography (minor only)

2. 4 elective units selected from another of the groups of Arts major disciplines listed above.

Note: Students taking a major in Anthropology, Philosophy, Politics or Sociology must select 2 credit points of units in one of the others of these or from the A300 major of History among their electives.

3. 4 credit points selected from:

EDU201 Educational Psychology
EDU202 Educators and Learners
EDU203 Literacy, Numeracy and Education
EDU303 Education, Communication and Technology
EDU301 Culture, Diversity and Participation in Education
EDU302 Education and Humanitarian Development

4. Students must complete no more than 10 credit points at level 1

5. Students must complete at least 6 credit points at level 3

Students are also required to complete DAI001 Academic Integrity Module (0-credit-point compulsory unit) in order to graduate from their course.

Following successful completion of the first 3 undergraduate levels of the course, students with a Weighted Average Mark (WAM) above 60 and meet the entry requirements for the Master of Teaching (Secondary) will progress to the postgraduate level of the course. Students cannot progress to the postgraduate level of study without completing all 24 credit points at undergraduate level. An alternative exit from D303 with an A300 Bachelor of Arts award is available to students with a WAM of less than 60.

A Working with Children Check and completion of Casper selection is required before commencing any units from Master of Teaching (Secondary) in Trimester 3 of Year 3.

Master of Teaching (Secondary) studies

Students must complete:

7 core units (8 credit points)
2 curriculum study units in first teaching specialist area
2 curriculum study units in second teaching specialist area

This course includes 60-days of supervised professional experience, and students must successfully complete the Deakin Teaching Performance Assessment. Successful completion of this course indicates that a student has met the expected standard of performance for each of the Graduate Teacher Standards.

Students are also required to complete below two zero (0) credit point units ELN010 and ELN011 as part of the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education (LANTITE)

DAI001 Academic Integrity Module replaces AAI018 Academic Integrity from 2024.

Course structure

Bachelor of Arts structure

Students to select:

2 approved Arts major sequences of at least 8 credit points each selected from the following listing OR 1 approved Arts major sequence of at least 8 credit points selected from the following list and a Dance or Drama minor sequence of at least 4 credit points:

One of Anthropology, Philosophy, Politics and Policy Studies or Sociology

Anthropology Burwood (Melbourne), Online

Philosophy Burwood (Melbourne), Online

Politics and Policy Studies Burwood (Melbourne), Online

Sociology Burwood (Melbourne), Online

One of History

History Burwood (Melbourne), Online

One of English - Children's Literature or English - Literature

English - Children's Literature Burwood (Melbourne), Online

English - Literature Burwood (Melbourne), Online

One of Arabic or Chinese or Indonesian or Spanish

Arabic Burwood (Melbourne), Online

Chinese Burwood (Melbourne) only

Indonesian Burwood (Melbourne), Online

Spanish Burwood (Melbourne), Online

One of Visual Arts

Visual Arts Burwood (Melbourne) only

Media Studies Burwood (Melbourne), Online

Dance (minor only) Burwood (Melbourne) only

Drama (minor only) Burwood (Melbourne) only

Photography (minor only) Burwood (Melbourne) only

Plus 4 electives selected from another Arts major discipline listed above

Note: Students taking a major in Anthropology, Philosophy, Politics or Sociology must select 2 credit points of units in one of the others of these or from the A300 majors of Geography and Society/History among their electives.

Plus 4 credit points selected from:

EDU201

Educational Psychology

EDU202

Educators and Learners

EDU203

Literacy, Numeracy and Education

EDU303

Education, Communication and Technology

EDU301

Culture, Diversity and Participation in Education

EDU302

Education and Humanitarian Development

Secondary Curriculum Study Units

All Secondary candidates will have 2 methods (disciplines) as reflected in their undergraduate major and minor sequences related to the Australian Curriculum.

Candidates undertake 2 curriculum studies units (as prescribed) per method (four units for dual/double), across one or two learning areas.

Note: D303 permits a choice between learning areas 1, 4, 5 or 7 from the Secondary Curriculum learning areas of 1:English, 2:Mathematics, 3:Science, 4:Humanities, 5:Languages, 6:Health and PE, 7:The Arts.

Learning Area 1: English

Single method: English

ECL761

English Curriculum Inquiry

ECL762

English Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

Learning Area 4: Humanities

Single method: Humanities - Geography, Philosophy, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Business, Legal Studies or Global Politics

EHU701

Humanities Curriculum Inquiry

EHU702

Humanities Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

Single method: Humanities - History

EHU701

Humanities Curriculum Inquiry

EHI702

History Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

Dual method: Humanities/SOSE with History - one of Geography, Philosophy, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Business, Legal Studies or Global Politics - plus History

EHI701

History Curriculum Inquiry

EHI702

History Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

EHU701

Humanities Curriculum Inquiry

EHU702

Humanities Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

Dual method: Humanities/SOSE - two of Geography, Philosophy, Sociology, Anthropology, Economics, Business, Legal Studies or Global Politics - without History

EHU701

Humanities Curriculum Inquiry

EHU702

Humanities Curriculum Inquiry Senior Years

EHU703

Humanities Critical Inquiry 7 - 10

EHU704

Humanities Research Inquiry Senior Years

Learning Area 5: Languages

Single method: Languages - Language Other Than English (LOTE)

ETL710

Teaching and Learning in Languages Classrooms